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There’s a lot going on at NCEI. Discover more about us and Earth’s climate, oceans, coasts, and geophysics in these featured news stories.
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Desiccated landscape with two large holes in the land filled with green tinted water.
July 18, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for July 16, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 17.4% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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Silhouette of a person staring at the Milky Way
July 12, 2024

Assessing the Global Climate in June 2024

The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for June 2024 was the highest on record.

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Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park.
July 11, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for July 9, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 16.4% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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A storm approaching an open field in the summer.
July 9, 2024

Assessing the U.S. Climate in June 2024

During June, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 71.8°F, 3.4°F above the 20th-century average.

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Fireworks bursting against a blue sky.
July 3, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for July 2, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 15.8% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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Red flowers in bloom with blue background.
June 28, 2024

June 2024 Regional Climate Impacts and Outlooks

The June 2024 three-month summaries of climate impacts and outlooks are now available for 13 regions and subregions.

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Rows of crops with the sun hiding behind mountains in the background.
June 27, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for June 25, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 13.6% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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Image of green Northern Lights
March 30, 2017
Updated June 25, 2024

The Science, Beauty, and Mystery of Auroras

Auroras, the unusual but beautiful lights above the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, develop as a result of space weather.

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A wave breaking upon a shore with the sun low on the horizon.
June 20, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for June 18, 2024

According to the June 18, 2024 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 10.1% of the United States including Puerto Rico, an increase from last week’s 9.8%. The worst drought categories (extreme to exceptional drought) stayed about the same as last week’s 0.6%.

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Sunset at sea. Atlantic, United States Northeast. 2003.
June 14, 2024

NCEI’s Ionosonde Data Program Coming to an End

NCEI recently announced the end of its ionosonde data program.

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